Submarine depth torpedo



Aug. 17, 1943. R. G. RUIZ SUBMARINE DEPTH TORPEDO Filed Sept. 23, 1938 a3 SheetsSheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Aug. 17, 1943. R. G. RUIZ 2,326,973

SUBMARINE DEPTH TORPEDO Filed Sept. 23, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Ra fuel61R u z'z INVENTOR @8952 awn F64.

ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 17, T1943! "My invention relates to explosive anamong its objects and advantages the "j of an improved submarinedepthtor f An objeotflofniyjinvention st I 7' Qm i i d' he like hi t.oonstruqtedasjlt o arisej/ertieaily from'fa;

' fab s e c be a hsth r'n'eans arefincorporated i fo pedo' as iteontactswithfthe ofFigure-li g "1Figure. 4 is "an enlarge sectio aiof-the fusefc'ap mounts'an s di Figure5'isayiew' simila flto Figur'eifbut;i11us;' tratingfthe struotu'reff m.

y 1 Figure '7is a seetionalj-v err along thejhne V ii-H of Figure 9; and4 y:

- Figure 12 is aview ofja wrench employed 1;

ne'dofwhieh may be released TIn the "accompanying." dra embodying mymenses; T

Figu-re; 2 is .a similar .vie shaped torpedmf Figure 3 'is a s eetionaiviewfalong 'the li-ne 3 of Figure 6; V

Figure 8 is an end viewofthe fuse cap Figure 9 is anenlargedsectional=detailview along the line 99 of Figure 3; I

Figure 10 is an end [view tonne structure of 1 i ure-9; Figure 11 is asectional vie assembling some-of the parts of Figure 9.

v ifier'ent angle;

the fuse w; long the 11mg In the embodiment selected to illustrate y;

invention, the torpedo I0 comprises a'noseseo-ZQE; tion IZeontainingexplosive l4 and a'sectio'n' l6 t s V which maybe filled with hydrogengas {or 1end, ing buoyancyto the torpedo} "Sieetiorisil2 and [6 includethreadedflanges 18 for threadedcon nection with a'jconnecting ring 2 I]having; a wall 22 which constitutes apartitiong the sections Hand 16 aredetalch'ablyconnectedgwhilet a the wall 22 separatestheexplosivetcontaining 7 chamber from the gas chambfendwall 22.; in- 5s respective?fuse;capf*46,f"as3at '95 for firingflthe same, Springs '84are-or suchtension as -to drive ciudes'threaded openingsvfl'for thereception of sives.

arranged to have lathingj'r'elation; with th'e 40* threaded c1osurep1ugs-26 .}Openings may he" Y employed for loading: the nose J2 withfexplo onneotionw'ith the exteriorl'y'threaded tube m2.

1 providev the section lfi'with fiatifaeesfll! against rqdsjfl iupon"whieh f hammers .82 are pivotally 7 =mounted, Figure '51il1ustrates coilsprings Bias" I being' mounted upon one o f the ;ro ds fill-,and shapedto have endsflfi bearing against theplagtes 38 and ends 7 88 hearingagainst the'harnmers'j BZ. Figure Ailiustrat'es the normal positior'i a:the

e's Lthe'. fiahe 90out of holding relation mus-j; 45

C ps 46 extendv into the explosive I 4, as 111113; F tratedinFigure 3.A:

v H 7 ems may bejnioved f inwardiy througheontaot Withfa' vessel orother Upon 'the. :fianges 18 of the nlates 3s f'iiibu'nt hanimerSBZ; A"flange- 90 ishfi'xedly connected with fthe inner end of the trigger rodjfiz-fiand- 1s Ied'g'es'QZ formed on 'the hamme'r's Big-[Springs M' are'under increased tension'withsthe hamme 82 positioned in theirful llinefillustration' f Figure 4.;jInWard movementeof thefiiod fpushhamrners for releasing the" latter. Each :ha rn merincmdesa' bulge94; arranged togeo'ntaet? its the; hammers is: with suifieient. force tofire "the fuse caps; The cartridge, part v. 18 of" "the 'ifus'e V whichI place washers I06 and fixedly secure the 7 tube I02 by means of nutsIIIB'. Tube-I02 in-;

eludes a thick enddlo having a. threaded bore H2 for threaded conneetionwith a: small tube H4 normally closed at its'outer endby a detachable'eap HE. A sealing washer I I8 embraces the tube- H4 andbearsfa'gainst the-{flat face I20 of molished. The torpedo may bereleased from'a submarine-passing underneath the obj ect .to bedemolished. j'Ihe submarine would release the torpedo at-such adepth'asto-permit the submarine to movea considerable distance from the point ofrelease during the travel of thetorpedo in the direction of its target;

the'end '-I'I0.' Thesealing washer H8 is com-[i 2 I "Figure 2illustrates a t0rpe'do I50 havingrthe Dressed'thmughthe medium oLanuttlfihaving con figurationgof a cigar. In all other respects I24 isarrangedtdhafeseating relation with the. I

inner end of the tube II 4 and is connectedjiwith rods I26 and=|28. RodI28 is" slidably g ided spiders I30 anchored insidethe tubeefliblwhilefyrod] 26 is slidably guidedby a spider I32 threaded to the tube H12- asat I34.% -='Va1ye; I2-Ifis tnfgegifi, into seating relation withtheitube I'HBy zrreans" 5 'of a compression spring lwi i tinggthee'valmand the spider I32. 1 I

7 To facilitate assembly of the tube ll lwitliithe gev nd-H0; -wn v theb w th afl aee 8-vha ei in af-sduare;opening,I40;iorreeeivi ngtheas'qrare" I P h 4 ifih lb fl'i .fl flQw -P w-mm equivalent -n1ateri a1 forlending buoyanexg-to the I FQ P i i w lkin -tm eq ena h s h wbew -l v-ilCap 2 3! 3 mit connectionJoetxgveer [thetu I I able conduit forthe imeuetm of the gas:- ;.Gas v emQ qto n r under: preslure will eourseg'aisthe waist. ,123

to 1 permit; passage. hinges 1111110; the :sec ti qnl I I6 "emine t qdse alve m1?- e em m i h f in' the absence "of fillinggpressureinsideethestuhe,

II 4. 7 Rod IZBNterminateS in'clese irelatipn with e.flu g bi he l he ksmavi emsr tively xl hr ht fm di msfi s m wam pling. eans whilektheissheiaeggintrq'dneed 2 T into the seetien l 6:; sueh degvicesaremellskneivn in 'the art .andineed; nQthegdfifigribfidttin iurther talon stabilizers-s I 48 which 'gg-ide the -torpedo; a straight; verticalpath after; bein'g releasedr. The

buoyancmof the-,-,t0rpedoeis-= snehz as; tqicarrym itv 5upwardlyyintoz'contacttwit the'ohjectltez-beedee jfe tornedb v V 'a shellidonsistiiigni'upper, and lbwer sections;

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As clearly shown-inFignres 1, 2 andBit he lower. section liofthe torpedo is greater in axialdignensiomthamtheupper section 'I ,2, and thevanes oi'fs tabilizers I48 are carried solely by the lower 'seetibmamid-flirt:i'eese in Width in the direction of *tlle' l'ower'ei'xddf-thetorpedo. The greater axial dini ensiop oi'zthe l wer section I6, andtheloca- 'tion ofthe'vanesfqr' stabilizers I48 on this sec-' time-platesthe eenter of gravity of the torpedo theiehaiaicter describ 1 tions areserewtlireadedlygehgageditos re the I sections'in assemhledgrelatien931-6 V I terilal-tinttherexp losi' lenamteigta,tabeiosatea aiiiallyfinthe explosiem champea'anasmwemt hew-mm nd M I A carried by the 'tubeandextendingjherefroiminto' "the; shell, pe'rcussibnt daps h -f 1$ V ma erir r ens dh yha e for the percussion gaps pivoted to and rwithimthe t bMed l deblwm ueis mhe b aesw V Y K itei M -sQQ i h*ezfl ee a sfishammers to hold; them inretracted position,;the,

redextel fi ithrough andabeyondsthe; explosion cham n emevid a a g tzesas' esi me t d: as umin 1 movement;

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